Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 23042, Edward Flint, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Mass.
Flint, Edward Betsy
W 23042
CONTENTS

7615.
Maine
Betsey Flint, widow of Edward Flint, who was a private, in the Massachusetts line.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 60 Dollars 33
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13. day of March, 1846 - and sent to F. Bradford, Portland, Maine.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
017 June, 1844.
Recorded in Book A. Vol. 2 Page 3 -
Page 147

State of Maine
On this thirtieth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty five personally appeared before the Hon Moses Sherburne judge of the Court of Probate for the County of Franklin Betsey Flint a resident of Strong within said County aged eighty four years, who being first sworn doth upon her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the acts of Congress passed July 7 th 1838 March 3 d 1843. & June 17 th 1844.
And this declarant states that her late husband Edward Flint served as she believes in the War of the Revolution, and was  at  the  time  of  the  war  and  she  has  heard  her  husband  say  that  he  was  in  the  army  but  she  is  unable  to  state  under  what  Captain  he  served  at  that  time . She  has  heard  her  husband  say  that  he  served  in  Capt  Richberson's  Company  in  our  State  called  the  District  of  Maine . In the latter part of the war her husband served in that part of the Bay State called the District of Maine, and she believes that he served under Capt Parsons at Thomaston in Gen Wadsworth's Brigade. She further states that she has heard her husband say that he was appointed & commissioned a Lieutenant in Capt McLean's Company during the war, and that the Company belonged to Col Phineas Stevens Regt. She is unable to state more particularly in relation to her

husband's name and having made application for the proof thereof from the records in Mass. she refers the commissioner thereto.
She further declares that she was married to said Edward Flint on the nineteenth day of December in the year 1782, at Reading Mass. and that her husband the aforesaid Edward Flint died in said String on the sixteenth day of January A.D. 1814 and that she has remained a widow ever since. That she was not mar- ried to him prior to his leaving the union, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January 1794 to wit at the time before stated.
Betsy Flint
Signed and sworn to before me the day and year first above written.
M. Sherburne
Judge of Probate
State of Maine
Franklin ss. In testimony that Moses Sherburne is judge of a Probate Court for the County of Franklin and that his signature annexed is genuine I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said Court this thirtieth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty five.
Sewall Corson Register

State of Massachusetts
County of Middlesex - Town of Reading
I Daniel Pratt Jr the subscriber do hereby certify that it appears by the registry of Marriages in the records of the town of Reading in said County of Middlesex, that there is contained the following entry of Marriage viz.
Seventeen hundred eighty two December nineteenth Edward Flint & Betsey Swain were married by Eliab Stone Clerk
I hereby certify that the above is a true extract from the records with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows,
" 1782 December 19 th Edward Flint & Betsey Swain were married by Eliab Stone Clerk "
Daniel Pratt Jr Clerk of the town of Reading
I Daniel Pratt Jr above named depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk, in the Town, County & State aforesaid, and that the above is a true extract from the records of said Reading with the exception above named as certified by me
Daniel Pratt Jr. Town Clerk of the Town of Reading
Middlesex ss. Sept 8, 18145 then personally appeared Daniel Pratt Jr & made oath to the truth of the above Affidavit by him subscribed before me John Weston Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston, Septem r 8 th 1843
I hereby Certify, That John P. Bigelow is a Justice of the Peace for the County of Suffolk,
in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John G. Palfrey, Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston, September 8 th 1843.
I hereby Certify, That John P. Bigelow is a Justice of the Peace for the County of Suffolk,
[Signature]
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Suffolk. ss. } City of Boston } ss.
Then personally appeared the within named Samuel Pratt and made oath that the within affidavit by him subscribed is true.
Before me
John P. Bigelow,
Justice of the Peace.

Keep WIDOW, &c.
Con
No. 28042
Betsey Flint Widow of Edward Flint Dis Rev War
Act March 3rd & June 17th 44
Sex: Vol A Page 243
[Arrangement of 1870.]

9902.
Maine
Betsy Flint,
Widow of Edward Flint, who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 16 January 1814, of Franklin in the State of Me: who was a private in the Company: — commanded by Captain Parsons — of the commanded by in the Massachusetts line for 18m: 3 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Portland — at the rate of 60 Dollars 33 — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13. day of March 1846 and sent to F. Bradford, Portland, Maine —
Total amount, $ 301.65
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by Willie Stewart _____ Clerk, Book D _____ Vol. 1 _____ Page 5.

No 12.435
Betsy Flint Maw of Edward Mr act 7 July 1838
Adm o 18 mo 30 - pm $60 33 / 100 per am
adm o act 3 March 1843 and 17 June 1844 $60 33 / 100 per am
Freeman Bradpo Portland Me

12,435
Betsy Flint Widow of Edward Mr act 7 July 1838
Married 1782 husband died 1814
1778. 8mo 20 ds. Capt Flint 1779 1-16 " 1780 7-27 " 8mo 30 ds
F. Bradford Portland Maine

STATE OF MAINE.
CUMBERLAND, ss....
I — Charles Cobb — Clerk of all the Judicial Courts in said County, certify that
Stevens Rich, Esq. is a Magistrate
as appears by the paper hereto annexed; that he is duly qualified to act as such; that his Commission bears date February 7. 1839. and will expire Febry. 7. 1846. _____
and that the — Following — signature purporting to be his is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the Seal of the
Court for said State, this Anno Domini 1845
Supreme Judicial twenty sixth day of December
Charles Cobb CLERK.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston;
Oct r 27. 1845.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Edward Flint is borne upon a pay roll of Capt Addison Richardson's company, in Col John Jacobs's reg t , as a private from October 18 to November 22. 1779. 1 month & 4 days, including allowance of 240 miles travel. Upon a Pay roll of Capt Isaac Parsons's company, in Col Prine's reg t as a private from May 4 to December 30, 1780, inclusive 7 months & 27 days. The name of Edmund Flint is borne upon a list of men drafted for the 9 months service from the time of their arrival at Fish Kill, as a private of Reading, in Capt Flint's Company, in Col Foy's reg t arrived at Fish Kill, July 27. 1778. and as the name of Edmund Flint is not further borne upon Revolutionary rolls in this office, I am inclined to think that the name of Edward Flint, should have been written upon
Enrolled June 18 1848 awarded March 1779
8 Nov 20
18 Nov 30

said list, instead of Edmund Flint there probably having been no such person as Edmund Flint who performed military service from said town during the War of the Revolution.
And this certificate contains all the evidence of service, which can be identified as that of the individual described in the annexed application.
And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone; and that said application, and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances within my knowledge, pertaining to the case.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John C. Parkyn;
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Application of Betsey Flint widow of Edward Flint for the evidence of her husband's service in the War of the Revolution
To the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
The undersigned Betsey Flint widow of Edward Flint requests the Secretary of the Commonwealth to furnish from the rolls and documents remaining in his office relating to Military service in the war of the Revolution the evi- dence of the service of my late husband Edward Flint
And this applicant states that her husband was a resident of Reading in the State of Massachusetts in the time of the revolutionary war and she believes that her hus- band served several campaigns during the war but she is unable (except from what she has heard her husband say) to state particularly in relation to his service. She believes that he was in the service in the early part of the war particularly at the taking of Bennington and she believes that he served at least one or two campaigns in Capt Richardson's Company. In the later part of the war he served at least one cam- paign in the then district of Maine and she has reason to believe that he was in Capt Parsons Company at Thomas- -ton under the command of Gen Wadsworth. She believes that some time during the war he was commissioned as Lieut in Capt Reed's Company in Col. Phineas Stevens Regt. It is thirty years since the death of my husband and by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory I am unable to state the service of my husband more particularly. I therefore request the Secretary to furnish

all the evidence of the service of said Edward Flint that can be found upon the rolls and documents in his possession. And for the purpose of this appli- cation I hereby appoint F. Bradford my attorney in the premises and request that he be recognized as such.
Bethany Conn
Franklin Co.
July 30th 1845. Signed in my presence
The day and year above written.
M. Sherburne
Justice of the Peace
1440

I John Winship of Otisfield in the County of Cambridge aged 84 years on oath depose & say that I was a soldier of the Revolution & am now a pensioner of the U.S. In the year 1780 I enlisted into Capt Isaac Parsons company Col Paine's Regt and served that year at Thomaston eight months as a private I knew while in that company a man by the name of Edward Flint who served with me in the same company for eight months. Said Flint was a resident of Massachusetts at the time of this service I am not able to state in what town he resided but my impression is that it was from Reading or some town in its vicinity. My impression is that said Flint served as a private during said eight months.
his John X Winship mark
Witness Samuel D'Anderson
Cambridge Jy Sept 8th 1845 Then appeared John Winship known to me as a man of truth & made oath to the above affidavit by him subscribed
Before me
Stevens Rich } Justice of the Peace

I Thomas Read of Strong in the county of Franklin and State of Maine, aged sixty four years, on oath depose and say that I was acquainted with Mr Edward Flint formerly a resident of this town, and am also well acquainted with his widow, Betsey Flint, who now resides in this town. Edward Flint was reputed to have been a soldier of the revolution. He died on the 16th day of January A.D. 1814. His widow, Betsey Flint is still living, a widow. Edward Flint was said to have been a resi- -dent of Reading, Mass. at the commencement of the revolutionary war. I have heard him say, that he came into Maine during the war, and that he performed at least one tour of service at the eastward. I have been acquainted with Edward Flint and his widow for the last fifty eight years. Strong. Me December 15. 1845.
Thomas Read
Franklin ss. December 15. 1845. Personally appeared the abovenamed Thomas Read, known to me as a man of truth & veracity, & made oath that the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed is true.
Before me Sam l Belcher Justice of the Peace

State of Maine.
County of Franklin Is.
I the undersigned, Clerk of the judicial courts held within & for the county of Franklin certify that Samuel Belcher Esqr is a justice of the Peace for said county, duly commissioned & qualified - and that the above signature, purporting to be his, is genuine.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the Seal of the Supreme Judicial Court, this sixteenth day of December A.D. 1825.
A. B. Caswell Clerk

Portland Decr 26th 1845
Sir
I enclose to you the application of Betsey Flint for a pension under the acts of 1838 1843 & 1844.
I am Very Respectfully Your Obt: Servt: F Bradford
J. L. Edwards Esq Commr of Pensions Washington D.C.